I was fascinated by the taste of tamarind rice(puliyogare) since my childhood, but got a chance to cook it only after some years of my marriage. Initially I used to make puliyogare gojju which is ready to go instant mix. But shelf life of such mix is very very limited that just after two days it starts deteriorating. Soon I realized that the dry version of pulioyogare mix that is puliyogare powder would be great alternative and come very handy to prepare instant tamarind rice. Since then I have made many trials and hooked on to this recipe. I usually prepare tamarind rice powder from scratch and stock it in refrigerator and use it as and when required. If you have already prepared the spice powder, then it is a matter of few minutes to whip up this delicious, spicy rice.
Fancy weekend brunch at my home usually includes a rice dish(one pot meal), rasam, stirfry, cucumber salad and a dessert like moong dal payasam. Pulav, bisi bele bath, lemon rice or tamarind rice are the few common one pot meals that we relish on weekends. Since the day I posted Puliyogare recipe in this space, I am receiving requests from my readers for puliyogare powder recipe. Though puliyogare makes it’s appearance once in a fortnight at my home, I had not taken photos of powder preparation. So today I prepared a fresh batch of puliyogare powder with clicks. Step in to the recipe …
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How to make pulioyogare powder
Ingredients
- Coriander seeds- 8 tsp
- Sesame seeds- 8 tsp
- Fenugreek seeds- 2 tsp
- Cumin seeds- 2 tsp
- Dessicated copra- 4 tsp
- Red chillies Byadagi- 10 to 12 no.
- Curry leaves- 1 strand
- Cooking oil- 4 tsp
Instructions
Method
- Heat a wok/kadai and dry roast sesame seeds followed by dessicated coconut. Sesame seeds puff up once roasted and dessicated coconut changes color slightly. Transfer it to a plate.
- Then add some oil and roast red chillies, coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds, cumin seeds and curry leaves one after the other. Roast all the ingredients evenly.
- Transfer all the roasted ingredients to a plate. Let it cool.
- Once cooled, grind the roasted puliyogare powder ingredients in to coarse powder.
- Let the puliyogare powder cool down to room temperature and store in air tight container. You can store the powder for 15 days and can enjoy the goodness of instant pulioyogare.
Note
- Sesame seeds used in this powder can be either black or white. I have used black ones.
- Adding pepper corns to puliyogare powder is common practice. But I don't like puliyogare to be spicy side. So I didn't add them. You can add a teaspoon of pepper corns if you like.
- Instead of powdering roasted dessicated coconut, you can add it to the powder itself that also gives unique taste.
Meet you all with one more interesting recipe. Till then bye.
I tried the powder and prepared the rice it was awesome!!!!!.Everyone at my home loved the taste of it. Thanks a lot for such a nice recipe.
Thank you for this recipe, will try it soon. Thanks for putting across clear measurements for such powders, makes it simple to try. Thank you so much.
I have a small doubt, usually puliyogare means tamarind based rice.. But in this recipe there is no mention of tamarind. Where do we get the tangy flavor from then???
Nandini, this is puliyogare powder recipe. This powder along with tamarind, jaggery plus salt makes the authentic rice puliyogare. That recipe is here: https://udupi-recipes.com/2014/03/tamarind-rice-recipe-puliyogare-recipe.html
I would like to add chana dal and urad dal also… So how Much quantity of each needed to add to this recipe?
Normally I don’t add those lentils. So no idea Krishna priya.
Very nice recipes. Is it possible to add tamarind, salt and jaggery to this powder? Just like we add to Chutney pudi. It will be very easy for getting ready lunch box for kids. Please let me know the amount to added
Dear Mrignayani, I haven’t tried it myself. But you can add it I guess. Try adding small lemon sized tamarind and jaggery. Adjust later as per your taste.
I have a query. But you have not incouded tamarind powder or juice..How you will prepare puliyogare powder
Your query is valid Lakshmi. Once you include tamarind, the shelf life of puliyogare powder decreases. So I prepare the powder instead of gojju using the spices. Then while preparing the actual puliyogare, I use tamarind. You can check that recipe here: https://udupi-recipes.com/2014/03/tamarind-rice-recipe-puliyogare-recipe.html
I prepare the pulliiyogre powder with Tamarind and it lasts for more than 4 months
Great Nagu.